BRICS SUMMIT: Will Ramaphosa follow Modi’s lead and confront Putin on Ukraine?
President Cyril Ramaphosa will be in a position this weekend to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine. In South Africa, the Ukrainian ambassador and several diplomats are hoping he will do so.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will have the opportunity this weekend to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. At the upcoming BRICS summit in New Delhi, the focus of South Africa's involvement will be whether he will follow in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's footsteps and confront Putin on the "endless" war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian ambassador to South Africa and some South African diplomats are hoping for Ramaphosa to make a similar statement.
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